Welcome to Winterthur ...

Winterthur is located in New Castle County<1>.

The location of Winterthur has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winterthur, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Winterthur is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Winterthur lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Winterthur is located in the (302) area code.

The ZIP code for Winterthur: 19735<4>

Communities near Winterthur ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Winterthur.

• Wilmington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <5>
• Newark
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• Chester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• West Chester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Elkton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <5>
• Coatesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <5>
• Darby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <5>
• Lansdowne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <5>
• Collingdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <5>
• Downingtown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Winterthur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winterthur.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Winterthur. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winterthur.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winterthur. See our Newspapers Page for Winterthur.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winterthur ...

Looking for more information about Winterthur? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Winterthur, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Winterthur.

Adding Winterthur to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Winterthur in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Winterthur was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Winterthur post office opened in 1900.

We also found Winterthur on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Delaware (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winterthur.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winterthur. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/